The Lived Experience of WOMEN WHO UNDERGO PRENATAL DIAGNOSTIC TESTING Due to Elevated Maternal Serum Alpha-Fetoprotein Screening
MCN The American Journal of Maternal/Child NursingPublished 1 July 1998
Ruth R. Alteneder, Carole Kenner, Diane Greene, Sharon Pohorecki
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Interactions clearly demonstrated the need for nursing interventions throughout the experience of prenatal diagnostic testing and revealed four chronological reaction periods during the experience.
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Interactions clearly demonstrated the need for nursing interventions throughout the experience of prenatal diagnostic testing.
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